Sakhalin Sharks - SKA-1946: MHL match forecast
On November 17, Sakhalin Sharks will host SKA-1946 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The hosts have looked decent lately, and the guests are showing a confident game. Let see what the opponents will present in today match. How will the confrontation end and what bets should be played? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Sakhalinskie Akuly

Current form
The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk team failed to beat St. Petersburg Dynamo in the last match. The match was a two-edged struggle and ended 1:1 in the end, but in the shootout the guests from the northern capital were more accurate. The club beat Krasnaya Armiya (3:2) in the previous game. In the Silver Division of the Western Conference, the team led by Sergei Bazhukhin occupies fifth place in the standings and scored only 17 points.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club concedes an average of three goals per game
- The team has not lost in regulation time in four games in a row

SKA-1946

Current form
The team faces the task of defending the title it earned and winning the regular championship, but it will be very difficult to do so. This season, the team from St. Petersburg ranks third in its division and has won a devil dozen victories. The team started confidently, but six lost matches did not lead to anything good. The gap from the first Spartak is nine points, but three matches have been played less. In the last confrontation, the "army men" beat the "Amur Tigers" (4:1).
Interesting trends for betting
- The team averages four goals per game.
- In the last three matches the club has won in the second period
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 4 meetings, the visitors scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period
2.20Bet 2nd period: victory SKA-1946
In the last two matches, the visiting club won in the second period
1.55Tip and bets
In this confrontation, we will give preference to the Sakhalin Sharks. The team from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is playing the match at its home arena, and we hope that it will not lose by a large margin. The home team is set only for victory, will take advantage of the opponent mistakes and will not concede a difference of more than two goals.
Forecast – handicap (+2.5) of the puck on the Sakhalin Sharks with a coefficient of 1.88
Bet on total
In this pair, the visitors will most likely have the advantage. The teams are absolutely different in terms of the level of play and selection of players. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last four matches of the Sakhalin Sharks in the MHL, less than six goals were scored in a row, and we believe that in this confrontation there will be no goal-scoring extravaganza.
Forecast - total under 6.5 goals with odds of 1.75
Bet on individual total
The Sakhalin Sharks have no problems converting scoring opportunities. Over the past five head-to-head games, the team has scored eight goals against their opponents, and we believe that the hosts will be able to upset their opponents more than once.
Forecast - individual total of "Sakhalin Sharks" more than 1.5 pucks for 1.62